Insulin treatment of nondiabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and hyperglycemia is associated with reduced risk of death in the first 30 days.

Nearly three-fourths of American adults with conditions such as coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes or others that raise their risk for cardiovascular complications also have hypertension (high blood pressure).

Diovan® (valsartan), an angiotensin receptor blocker or ARB, has been approved following a priority review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of high blood pressure in children and adolescents ages six to 16.

A dose of vinegar taken at bedtime may favorably impact waking glucose concentrations in patients with type 2 diabetes, comes from the results of a new study.

U.S. researchers say they’ve identified a new pathway that increases a dangerous inflammation of blood vessels in people with diabetes.

The American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes have issued a consensus statement on the management of hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes.

Eating a Mediterranean diet and following national recommendations for physical activity are each associated with a reduced risk of death over a five-year period, according to two reports.

A new U.S. study finds that by the time today’s teens reach middle age, the rate of heart disease could be 16 percent higher because of the extra pounds they are carrying today.

FDA Submission for monotherapy will be submitted in the first half of 2008.

I just got a message from Ronald Tamler, MD, PhD, MBA, CNSP that ought to get your dander up. The October issue of the Journal of Family Practice contains a bold (literally) statement: “Self-monitoring blood glucose had no effect on HbA1c over the course of a year among patients who …